MONTREAL / LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – A new study shows that intense cognitive exercise can cause biological changes in the human brain. Research at McGill University in Canada has found that targeted brain training can reverse age-related declines in an important neurotransmitter.
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Research into the effects of cognitive exercises on the human brain has reached a significant milestone. Scientists at McGill University in Canada have found that intensive cognitive exercises can increase levels of acetylcholine, a crucial neurotransmitter for decision-making. This discovery could open up new avenues for dealing with age-related cognitive impairments.
Acetylcholine is known to decrease in concentration starting in middle age, which can lead to cognitive decline. This decline is particularly pronounced in people with Alzheimer’s. The study examined 92 healthy people aged at least 65 years. Half of the participants performed cognitive exercises based on a scientifically based program called Brain HQ for 30 minutes a day for 10 weeks.
The results were impressive: Participants who performed cognitive exercises saw their acetylcholine levels increase by about 2.3 percent. This represents a reversal of age-related decline by about a decade. This increase was found not only in the anterior cingulate cortex, an area of the brain important for decision-making and error detection, but also in the hippocampus, which plays a key role in memory.
Michael Hasselmo, a neuroscientist at Boston University, was impressed by the results. He emphasized that even small increases in acetylcholine levels can noticeably improve cognitive function. These findings could be important not only for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, but also for the general improvement of cognitive health in old age.
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